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Helpful and informative resources for anyone engaged in Christian mission and ministry, whether lay or ordained. Perfect books for ministers, priests, vicars, readers, teachers, Sunday-school assistants and clergy of all descriptions.

Whether you are Anglican, Methodist, Baptist, Protestant, Roman Catholic or Orthodox, you will find something here to help your ministry. Stimulate your congregation with the Gospel and grow God’s kingdom!

• Into the Depths: A Chaplain's Reflections on Death, Dying and Pastoral Care

  by Rosie Deedes

  Paperback £12.99
  ISBN: 978-1-78959-032-6

  Drawing on her experience of chaplaincy in prison, hospice and university contexts, Rosie Deedes reflects on the nature of good pastoral care and chaplaincy as a model of ministry for our time.

  

• The Diaconate in Ecumenical Perspective: Ecclesiology, Liturgy and Practice

  by D. Michael Jackson (editor), Frederick C. Bauerschmidt, et al.

  Paperback £19.99
  ISBN: 978-1-78959-035-7

  A discussion of the historical development of the order of deacons, its theological basis in the Western and Eastern Churches, and the relevance and significance of the diaconate for the Church in the twenty-first century.

  

• Growing Up into the Children of God: Exploring the Paradoxes of Christian Maturity

  by David Newman

  Paperback £12.99 £10.99
  ISBN: 978-1-78959-020-3

  David Newman reflects on what it means for Christians to grow to be mature members of the body of Christ, with faith in a God who acts and themselves actively engaged in the church and the world.

  

• The Beginning of Tomorrow: Call to the North – Churches Working Together in Mission

  by John Gaunt Hunter and David Bebbington (foreword)

  Paperback £14.99
  ISBN: 978-1-78959-029-6

  A unique account of a little-known yet momentous effort to join forces in proclaiming the gospel in a society shaped by increasing decline in church attendance and major social challenges.

  

• Leading a Church to Maturity in Love: A Theological and Practical Guide to Church Leadership

  by David R. Tomlinson and Stephen Cottrell (foreword)

  Paperback £12.99
  ISBN: 978-1-78959-023-4

  Church leaders frequently encounter tensions and conflict, especially when facing change. Building on extensive experience of leading churches at times of change, David Robert Tomlinson shows how through critical theological reflection and modelling good practice church leaders can facilitate church life that is grounded and transformed by the love of God.

  

• Kingdom Come: Essential theology for the twenty-first century

  by Mark Philps

  Paperback £9.99
  ISBN: 978-1-78959-003-6

  Kingdom Come makes essential theological topics relevant and readable without diluting the Gospel message. Essential reading for anyone in church leadership.

  

• With God we live without God: Reflections and prayers inspired by the writings of Dietrich Bonhoeffer

  by Martin Lind

  Paperback £8.99
  ISBN: 978-1-910519-93-6

  30 reflections and prayers that draw inspiration from the theological challenges, thought-provoking statements, and new intellectual constructs that defined Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s own reflections.

  

• Alternative Collects: Prayers to a Disruptive & Compassionate God

  by Graham Turner ★★★★★

  Paperback £9.99 £8.99
  ISBN: 978-1-910519-80-6

  These radical prayers break the mould of the “collect” prayers that are so familiar to millions of Christians worldwide. They are the result of the author’s struggle with the blandness and predictability of so many of the church’s traditional prayers. Useful for both personal and liturgical devotion, these prayers will both challenge and nourish.

  

• Mission From Below: Growing a Kingdom Community

  by Dr Janet Hodgson and Stephen Conway (foreword) ★★★★★

  Paperback £14.99
  ISBN: 978-1-910519-77-6

  A radical and controversial challenge to the top-down leadership models that are so widespread in the church, instead making the case for a new model of people-driven servant leadership, guided by the Holy Spirit towards kingdom growth rather than church growth.

  

• Living Prayer: Learning to Pray in Daily Life

  by John Davey

  Paperback £7.99 £6.99
  ISBN: 978-1-910519-61-5

  A gentle introduction to praying in our daily lives. This little companion helps anyone struggling with their prayer life to overcome what can seem like formidable challenges of praying regularly.